Prescribed burning frequency affects post oak and blackjack oak regeneration

Southern Journal of Applied Forestry

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 193-198

  Desantis, Ryan D ^a   Hallgren, Stephen W ^b  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Oak; Prescribed fire; Reproduction; Sprouting

Indexed keywords

CELL PROLIFERATION; CULTIVATION; REFORESTATION;

FIRE FREQUENCIES; GROWING SEASON; OAK REGENERATION; PRESCRIBED BURNING; PRESCRIBED FIRES; PRODUCTION CAPACITY; REPRODUCTION; SPROUTING;

FIRES;

CULTIVATION; ECOLOGY; FOREST FIRES; QUERCUS MARILANDICA; REFORESTATION; REPRODUCTION; SPROUTS;

QUERCUS MARILANDICA; QUERCUS STELLATA;

EID: 80155128003     PISSN: 01484419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sjaf/35.4.193     Document Type: Article

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